1.
Agriculture Contingency Plan as an Adaptation Strategy for Weather Aberrations
Dr. V. P. Sharma
Sh. B. Rath
Sustainable Lifestyle = Positive Climate Action

2.
Background
Parliamentary committee on agriculture recommended preparation of district level Contingency plans for floods, droughts, heat wave, cold wave etc.
Ministry of agriculture assigned the responsibility to ICAR
Issue discussed in the Vice Chancellor’s Conference on
Proforma/template prepared and finalized by ICAR in consultation with DOAC
Secretary Agriculture has approved the proposal and released the grants to ICAR
Instructed all the relief commissioners to cooperate with SAUs

3. Organizations involved:
Approach:
Bottom-up involving district level scientists of Agricultural Research Stations and KVKs of SAUs
Organizations involved:
50 State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) and 8 ICAR institutes

4. The District Contingency Plans cover
The District Contingency Plans cover
Delay in monsoon onset
Breaks in monsoon leading to early, mid and late-season droughts
Delayed or limited release of water for irrigation
Floods
Unseasonal rains
Extreme weather events: Heat wave, Cold wave, Frost, Hailstorm, Cyclone

5. District Plans - Benefits
District Plans - Benefits
District - Administrative unit for operationalization of any action plan or developmental by the state
Helps the district administration to take specific and timely steps rather than allocating resources in adhoc manner
Helps the relief teams from Centre to have a technical input
Helps in formulating weather insurance policies
Helps in planning for inputs and resource allocation for relief and strategic panning in vulnerable areas, both in terms of resource allocation and physical asset development
Helps in identifying nodes of convergence in the ongoing development programmes to dovetail into the implementation of the contingency plans
Awareness, sensitivity and capacity building of all stakeholders are integral for DCPs implementation and in a bottom up process in future leading to a self reliant planning and implementation at the local level.
Eventually, these DCPs will help plan contingency strategies at the state and, finally at national level and a Decision Support System can be developed

6. 1.0 District Agricultural Profile
Standard Template - Outline
1.0 District Agricultural Profile
1.1
Agro-Climatic / Ecological Zone for the district
1.2
Rainfall –Seasonal, Total, Rainy days
1.3
Land Use – 9 fold
1.4
Soils – Dominant
1.5
Gross and Net Sown Area
1.6
Irrigation – Gross Area, Net Area, Sources, Groundwater quality
1.7
Major field and horticultural crops –season wise –irrigated and rainfed
1.8
Livestock- Large and Small ruminants
1.9
Poultry – Commercial and Backyard
1.10
Fisheries
1.11
Production and Productivity of Major Crops
1.12
Sowing Window
1.13
Major Contingency (s) in the District
1.14
Location Map and Soil Map of the District

7.
1.13
What is the major contingency the district is prone to? (Tick mark)
Regular*
Occasional
None
Drought
Flood
Cyclone
Hail storm
Heat wave
Cold wave
Frost
Sea water intrusion
Snowfall
Landslides
Earthquake
Pests and disease outbreak (specify)
Others (like fog, cloud bursting etc.)
*When contingency occurs in six out of 10 years

8. INDIA@COP22 2.0 Strategies for Weather related Contingencies 2.1
Drought
2.1.1
Rainfed Situation A
Early Season Drought
Delay in Onset by 2 Weeks
Major Farming Situation, Normal Crops/Cropping System, Agronomic Measures, Remarks on Implementation
Delay in Onset by 4 Weeks
Delay in Onset by 6 Weeks
Delay in Onset by 8 Weeks

9. B
Normal Onset of Monsoon followed by Early, Midseason and Terminal Drought
Early Season Drought due to days dry spell after sowing –
Major Farming Situation, Normal Crop/Cropping System, Crop Management, Soil & Moisture Conservation measures, Remarks on Implementation
Midseason Drought at Vegetative Stage –
Major Farming Situation, Normal Crop/Cropping System, Crop Management, Soil & Moisture Conservation measures), Remarks on Implementation
Midseason Drought at Reproductive Stage –
Terminal Drought(Early Withdrawal of Monsoon)-
Major Farming Situation, Normal Crop/Cropping System, Crop Management, Rabi Crop Planning, Remarks on Implementation

10. INDIA@COP22 2.1.2 Irrigated Situation i
Delayed release of water in canals due to low rainfall
Major Farming Situation, Normal Crop/Cropping System, Crop Management, Agronomic measures, Remarks on Implementation ii
Limited release of water in canals due to low rainfall
iii
Non release of water in canals under delayed onset of monsoon in catchment iv
Lack of inflows into tanks due to insufficient /delayed onset of monsoon v
Insufficient groundwater recharge due to low rainfall

11.
2.2
Unusual Rains (Untimely/Unseasonal) for both rainfed Irrigated Situation
Continuous high rainfall in a short span leading to water logging
Heavy rainfall with high speed winds in a short span
Measures at vegetative, flowering, maturity and post harvest stages
2.3
Floods
2.4
Extreme Events
2.4.1
Heat Wave
2.4.2
Cold Wave
2.4.3
Frost
2.4.4
Hailstorm
2.4.5
Cyclone
Contingency measures in 5 key crops / horticulture crops at nursery, vegetative, flowering, maturity, post-harvest

13. 614 District Plans Completed
614 District Plans Completed

14. Major Crops (kharif) in Andhra Pradesh Crops Districts in Coastal
Major Crops (kharif) in Andhra Pradesh
Crops
Districts in Coastal
Cotton
Guntur, Prakasam, Vizianagaram, East Godavari
Pigeonpea
Prakasam, Guntur
Groundnut
Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Krishna
Mesta
Vizianagaram, Srikakulam
Greengram
Krishna, Srikakulam
Sugarcane
Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam
Maize
Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Guntur
Finger millet
Sesame
Pearl millet
Prakasam
Blackgram
West Godavari, Krishna
Rice
Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Krishna

15. Major Crops (Kharif) in Rayalaseema Region Kharif rainfed crops
Major Crops (Kharif) in Rayalaseema Region
Kharif rainfed crops
Districts
Groundnut
Ananthapur, Kurnool, Kadapa, Chittoor
Sunflower
Kurnool, Ananthapur, Kadapa
Pigeonpea
Kurnool, Ananthapur, Kadapa, Chittoor
Maize
Kurnool, Ananthapur
Cotton
Kadapa, Ananthapur
Sorghum
Kurnool

16. INDIA@COP22 Major Crops (Kharif) in Telangana Kharif rainfed crops
Districts
Cotton
Adilabad, Nalgonda, Khammam,Warangal, Karimnagar, Mahabubnagar, Medak, Rangareddy
Maize
Mahabubnagar, Medak, Warangal, RangaReddy, Khammam
Pigeonpea
Mahabubnagar, Adilabad, Nalgonda, RangaReddy, Medak, Warangal, Khammam
Castor
Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda
Soybean
Adilabad,Nizambad
Sorghum
Mahabubnagar, Medak, Adilabad, RangaReddy, Warangal
Greengram
Medak, Warangal, Khammam
Groundnut
Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda, Warangal
Blackgram
Medak

17. Normal sowing Window for major field crops
Normal sowing Window for major field crops
Season
Paddy
Ground nut
Maize
Black gram
Green gram
Cotton
Sorghum
Pigeonpea
Kharif- Rainfed  -
 1st week of June- 1st week of July (Aug in Ananthapur)
1st week of June- 1st week of August
1st week of June- 2nd week of July
1st week of June- 1st week of July
3rd week of June – 2nd week of July
 1st week of June 4th week of June
1st week of June – 3rd week of July
Kharif-Irrigated
 1st week of July –4th week of July
1st  week of June -1st week of July
1st  week of June –1st week of August
1st  week of July - 2nd week of July
Rabi- Rainfed -
2nd week of  Oct- 1st week of Nov
1st week of October-2nd week of October
1st week of September-4th week of September
1st week of September-1st week of October

18.
Soil types

19. Contingency crop plan for coastal region of Andhra Pradesh
Contingency crop plan for coastal region of Andhra Pradesh
Farming situation
Normal onset
(1st or 2nd wk of Jun
Suggested contingency crops/ cropping systems and cultivars
Normal crop/cropping system
Delay by 2 weeks
(3rd week of June)
Delay by 4 weeks
(1st week of July )
Delay by 6 weeks
(3rd week of July)
Delay by 8 weeks
(1st week of August )
Lowland Rice
Rice
Green manure – Rice – GG / BG / Maize
Rice-Rice-Pulse
Rice – Greengram / Blackgram / Maize
Rice-Rice- Pulse
Rice- Pulse/ Maize
Upland - Rainfed
No change
(MTU-9993, Maruteru sannalu, Varalu, Rajendra)
Pigeonpea / Pigeonpea + Blackgram / Greengram
Medium deep black soils – Rainfed
Cotton
Deep black soils-Rainfed
Fallow-Chickpea (Rabi)
Shallow soils-Rainfed
Pigeonpea
Cowpea
Groundnut
Rainfed -
Black soils
Greengram
Blackgram
(LBG- 20, 623, 645)
Chickpea
Maize
Cluster bean
(Pusa mausami, Pusa sadabahar, Gowri)

20. Contingency crop plan for rayalaseema of Andhra Pradesh
Contingency crop plan for rayalaseema of Andhra Pradesh
Farming situation
Normal onset of monsoon
(2nd week of June)
Suggested contingency crops/ cropping systems and cultivars
Normal crop/cropping system
Delay by 2weeks
(4th week of June)
Delay by 4 weeks
(2nd week of July)
Delay by 6 weeks
(4th week of July)
Shallow red soils
Groundnut
+ Pigeonpea (7:1)
+ Pigeonpea (7:1) Groundnut : Kadiri- 9, Prasuna, Narayani
Pigeonpea : LRG-30
Groundnut : Kadiri- 9, Prasuna, Narayani
Groundnut /
Sorghum / Cowpea / Greengram / Sunflower / Fox tail millet
Fodder Sorghum / Pearl millet / Cowpea / Greengram/ Sunflower (Horsegram- 3rd week of September
Sunflower
No change
Sunflower (Modern, APSH-11, NDSH-1, KBSH-1, 44)
Rainfed Black soils(> 50 cm)
(DRSF-108, KBSH-1,44)
(DRSF-108, KBSH-44, PAC-1091, DRSH-1, Jwalamukhi, Sanjan-85)
Fallow - Sunflower (Sept –Oct)
Pigeonpea
Pearl millet
Greengram
Medium black soils
Cotton
( LRA-5166, NA-1325, LAHH-5, NHH-44, H-8)
Sorghum Kharif-
Sorghum Kharif (CSH-13, 15, CSH-9,16)
Fodder sorghum
Maghi/ Rabi
Sorghum

21. Contingency crop plan for Telangana Region
Contingency crop plan for Telangana Region
Farming situation
Normal onset of monsoon
(2nd week of June)
Suggested contingency crops/ cropping systems and cultivars
Normal crop/cropping system
Delay by 2weeks
(4th week of June)
Delay by 4 weeks
(2nd week of July)
Delay by 6 weeks
(4th week of July)
Black soils
Cotton
No change
Sunflower/
Pigeonpea
Red soils
Pigeonpea (Maruthi, – 100, 158)
Maize - Maize / Greengram
Maize - Maize / Greengram
Maize
Pigeonpea / Sunflower / Fallow
Red& Black soils
Sunflower / Sesame
Castor
(Jwala, Kranti, Kiran, Haritha)
(Jwala, Kranti, Kiran, -111)
Soybean
Sorghum
Pearl millet
Castor + Pigeonpea (1:1) / Horsegram
Greengram - Maize
Sunflower
Red Soils
Groundnut
Castor + Pearl millet / Finger millet (1:1)
Castor + Pigeonpea(1:1)

22.
ICAR, DAC Interface Meetings on Enhancing the Preparedness of Agricultural Contingencies in Kharif 2016
State
Meeting Date
Venue
Andhra Pradesh
Kurnool
Maharashtra
Pune
Telangana
Hyderabad
Jharkhand
Ranchi
Karnataka
Benguluru
Bihar
Patna
West Bengal
Kolkata
Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal
Assam
Guwahati
Meghalaya
Shillong
Gujarat
Ahmadabad
Rajasthan
Jaipur